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Fiber Optic Sensors
Edited by Moh. Yasin, Sulaiman W. Harun and Hamzah Arof, ISBN 978-953-307-922-6, Hard cover, 518 pages, Publisher: InTech, Published: February 22, 2012 under CC BY 3.0 license, in subject Electrical and Electronic Engineering
DOI: 10.5772/1379
This book presents a comprehensive account of recent advances and researches in fiber optic sensor technology. It consists of 21 chapters encompassing the recent progress in the subject, basic principles of various sensor types, their applications in structural health monitoring and the measurement of various physical, chemical and biological parameters. It also highlights the development of fiber optic sensors, their applications by providing various new methods for sensing and systems, and describing recent developments in fiber Bragg grating, tapered optical fiber, polymer optical fiber, long period fiber grating, reflectometry and interefometry based sensors. Edited by three scientists with a wide knowledge of the field and the community, the book brings together leading academics and practitioners in a comprehensive and incisive treatment of the subject. This is an essential reference for researchers working and teaching in optical fiber sensor technology, and for industrial users who need to be aware of current developments and new areas in optical fiber sensor devices.
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Book contents
- Chapter 1Optical Fiber Sensors: An Overview
- Chapter 2Optical Fiber Sensing Applications: Detection and Identification of Gases and Volatile Organic Compounds
- Chapter 3Intrinsic Optical Fiber Sensor
- Chapter 4Life-Cycle Monitoring and Safety Evaluation of Critical Energy Infrastructure Using Full-Scale Distributed Optical Fiber Sensors
- Chapter 5Characterization of Brillouin Gratings in Optical Fibers and Their Applications
- Chapter 6Synthesis of Two-Frequency Symmetrical Radiation and Its Application in Fiber Optical Structures Monitoring
- Chapter 7A Novel Approach to Evaluate the Sensitivities of the Optical Fiber Evanescent Field Sensors
- Chapter 8Tapered Optical Fibers – An Investigative Approach to the Helical and Liquid Crystal Types
- Chapter 9Robust Fiber-Integrated High-Q Microsphere for Practical Sensing Applications
- Chapter 10Optical Effects Connected with Coherent Polarized Light Propagation Through a Step-Index Fiber
- Chapter 11Long Period Fibre Gratings
- Chapter 12Long Period Fiber Grating Produced by Arc Discharges
- Chapter 13Fibre Sensing System Based on Long-Period Gratings for Monitoring Aqueous Environments
- Chapter 14High-Birefringent Fiber Loop Mirror Sensors: New Developments
- Chapter 15Fiber Optic Displacement Sensors and Their Applications
- Chapter 16Sensing Applications for Plastic Optical Fibres in Civil Engineering
- Chapter 17Plastic Optical Fiber pH Sensor Using a Sol-Gel Sensing Matrix
- Chapter 18Mechanical Property and Strain Transferring Mechanism in Optical Fiber Sensors
- Chapter 19High-Sensitivity Detection of Bioluminescence at an Optical Fiber End for an ATP Sensor
- Chapter 20Fiber Optics for Thermometry in Hyperthermia Therapy
- Chapter 21White Light Sensing Systems for High Voltage Measuring Using Electro-Optical Modulators as Sensor and Recover Interferometers
